Deadlines and Milestones Report

Description

The Deadlines and Milestones report captures deadlines and milestones for each state throughout the year. This report encompasses important dates for voters, candidate filings and county canvasses.

Example and Data Elements

This XML example shows a partial 2024 Deadlines and Milestones report.

Note
This report is also available in JSON, with the XML version of the report returned by default when you follow the direct link to the report from the report list (for more information, see Election Reports). For brevity, report examples in the online documentation are provided in XML. JSON property names match the names of the XML elements.

This table describes the XML elements used in the Deadlines and Milestones report.

XML Element	Description
DeadlinesMilestonesyear	The tag for this report; for example, DeadlinesMilestones2024.
lastUpdated	The date when the report was last updated.
EventInformation	Contains information about the election event.
Day	The day of the week.
Date	The date of the milestone/deadline, in the MM/DD/YYYY format.
State	The full name of the state (for example, ALABAMA) to which the milestone/deadline pertains.
Election	Confirms the election event to which the milestone/deadline pertains. Possible values are CA (Caucus), GE (General Election), PP (Presidential Primary), SP (State Primary).
Calendar_Event	A short description of the milestone/deadline. Possible values are: 1st day of early voting 1st day of In-Person No Excuse absentee voting Absentee ballot postmark deadline Absentee ballot request deadline by mail Absentee ballot request deadline in-person Absentee ballot request deadline online Absentee ballot return deadline by mail Absentee ballot return deadline in-person Absentee ballots 1st available GE Absentee ballots 1st available Pres Primary Absentee ballots 1st available ST Primary Ballot certification deadline Ballot measure certification date Ballot measure deadline to submit petitions Candidate filing deadline Candidate filing starts Candidate withdrawal deadline County Canvass End Date County Canvass Start Date Date ballot order set Dem party run event absentee request deadline Dem party run event absentee return deadline Dem party run event advance In-Person end Dem party run event advance In-Person start Dem party run event candidate filing deadline Dem party run event date Dem party run event registration deadline Filing deadline for Pres candidates not named by Sec of ST Independent candidate filing deadline Independent Presidential candidate filing deadline Last day of early voting Last day of In-Person No Excuse absentee voting Major party nomination deadline Minor party candidate filing deadline Other GE Other GE Runoff Other Presidential Primary Other ST Primary Other ST Runoff Oversea absentee ballot return deadline Oversea absentee postmark deadline Oversea absentee return deadline Party names candidates to Presidential Primary ballot Presidential Primary date Rep party run event absentee request deadline Rep party run event absentee return deadline Rep party run event advance In-Person end Rep party run event advance In-Person start Rep party run event candidate filing deadline Rep party run event date Rep party run event registration deadline Runoff date Sec of ST names Pres candidates to ballot ST Primary date State Canvass End Date State Canvass Start Date Voter registration deadline by mail Voter registration deadline in-person Voter registration online deadline Voter registration postmark deadline Write-in candidate filing deadline